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SPECIAL NOTICE. WILL PARTIES WHO SAW LADY AND snail boy full from Car Traction car Wh and Pa. ?tp., Sundav nlglit. April IS. kindly address Mm. M. WEIDENSALL. 141? 14th n.w. i hereby NOTIFY TIIE PFBLIO THAT 1 w ill not be responsible for any debts contracted by any person or Arm unless the xgrreni^nt is made by me personally. J- T. HhAKt. H| 2~>'tt* scblkban samtaiiy improvement <?., 1 :*???? 9th st. ii.w. Sanitary wtthiti' service for suburban homes. Nsttire*? pruci'in. Purification by bacteria. Rider and Ericsson hot-air pumping engines Sheet-metal shingles. Acetylcue generators, etc. ap24 tf Open evenings till 0. During this Removal Sale wc offer any New Piano in stock at 20% to 50#o Reduction, easy terms. OJ.DeMoll<&Co./l!^'?i,t;Itun'^ ap24 KM WILL ANY PERSON WHO saw a man in lur-d bv a car at the corner of !>th and ?. n.w. on* May 5 last, about 1<? p.u?., kindly can or notify , *p24 3t* I-TON A LYON. Attorneys. I*'1- ' st. . New DeBivery Wagons. ? Thcr'll prove a biff ad for your biiMtiess and ttaev'll give the most satisfactory ??rvlc*. Wo ran Interest you in the prices - of our Delivery W agons. 5. J. Meeks' Son#, 622 G ST. Phone M. 2108. npl.VUOt.lO MRS" RESSON WISHES TO INFORM HER Pa trons and the general public that she will con tlnue the dyeing and cleaning e stab Iishm cnj. 1329 14TH ST N.W . started 'n ISO", ITieir patronage is Elicited. Orders will be prompt and satisfactorily executed. No branch Mores. Phone V !"?>". apl.1 -H? SPRING A LEAK? The recent rains bare tested many a roof and we'te been called in to make fjnlck. thorough repairs- marine damage, saving expense. New Dome. I'll H, after May 1. Cobertli, Hanes & "\\ liitc Co., Now at 812 14th M. n.w. Phone M. 2730. ap24-Kkl Light on We sell the flawless kind?mirrors fhat reflect nature as it Is. All sizes aud kinds. Showcase bends. ,?e PAINT AND GLASS DEPOT, 11 & Oil 7fh Kt n w. 013 7th st. B.w. ?p24-Rd The True Art off Tailoring ?lies In studying a man's figure and build ing him garments that drape best on hiiu. Wc'tc mastered this art completely. Show ing fine exclusive fabrics aud weaves. Suits to order, >20 up. GEO. E. MEBBARO, Modern Tailor. Expert on Trousers. nitiKI ?K)t.14 The Height off Economy -to hare GRAF-TONIC ROOF PAINT put on your roof. It's not only an absolute pro tection. but mends and prevents small leaks. Q rafton&Son9lnc., ?,T?"h HX^.T ap2410d Ph^ne M. WO. Little Things We Know about PLFMBING perfect the details of the work we do. Remodeling and Repair ing of the highest ord<-r. Reasonable. IllTCHINSON & McCarthy, 1317 14th St. n.w. ?p24-6d THK MEMBERS OF THE FIRST ASSOCIATION* of Spiritualists are requested to meet April 26, S p.m.. at 402 A St. S.e.. for eleetion of officer* for ensuing vear. H. I>. MORGAN, Secy. *p24 3t* LEAKS in the ROOF! We'll find the leaks and repair them so they'll at ay repaired. Our thorough, sincere work will make the roof secure and sound?will keep it so for rears. Have a guaranteed roof. Call lis up. IRONCLADKS??. fSSU^toM ap23-Sd Springtime PaSnting. It's a pleasure to have the woodwork fresh ened up and cleaned in spring, and it's an ecoa orny. too. for It preserves the wood. Depend ofl ii* for best paint at reasonable pri.-es. John Moran Co., nih3Q-3m.6 HERE'S' A COMPETITION STINGER.. Half-leather bindings, magazine size, from $1 up. AT'TOMOBILJ? VALI'E $1.25 WHEELBARROW PRICE S1.?X> now can we do it at that? Sh! We know how. HODGES* BIG BOOK BINDERY, 420-1*2 11TH. sp23-6d SUBURBAN SANITARY IM PROVEMENT CO., 1309 0th st. n.w. Sanitary sewerage service for suburban homes. Nature's process. Purification by bacterial ac tion. Rider and Ericsson hot-air pumping engines. Walter s sheet-metal shingles. Acetylene gener ators. etc. ap'22-tf The Printer's the Man ? vou depend on for much effective adver ting matter?booklets, circulars, even let ter and bill heads. Let them be good. We'll give you something different. Judd DetweiSer, Inc., THE BIG PRINT SHOP, 420 22 11TH. an22 1<V1 MEN S SI ITS SPONGED AND PRESSED. 25c. Work called for and delivered. GREATER WASHINGTON l.MI.OKlMj CO., 1413 L St. n.w. Phone N. 4303-M. ja22-(T.4 OFFICE OF THE LANSTOX MONOTYPE MA CHINE COMPANY. 1231 Callouhill st., Phila rtelphla. Aprtl 14, lff>0.?The annua) meeting of the stockholders of the Lanston Monotype Via ? hlne Company will be held at the office of Francis I.. Smith, esq.. 123 S. I loyal st.. Alex andria. V?.. a? 12 o'clock noon >>n Thursday, tiie fith day of May, 19O0. for the purpose of eie?-ting a board of directors t"> serve for the 'usuine year Tnd transacting su-h other busl i?'M ms may pn-perly iume before it. Transfer t>ooks will be closjsi on A[>ril 21 at 12 o'clock noon and will be reopened on May 11 at 10 oVIoek a m Py order "f t he |x>nrd of directors. ?pP.?-lSt W. ARTHI'R SELI.MAN. Secretary. WORPH'S P1AN0~ll(H~SE OFFERS: Sohiner pianos. Fxt. SU.ofto In use. Baldwin pianos. Est. 1^71. 33,fiO(> In nse. Emerson pianos. Est. W>. O.">,000 in use. Blssius piano*. Est. 1875. 67,'00 in use. * Ht;?;0 WORCH, 1110 G n.w., Worch bldg. jnl.'-fim.fi COLBI'RN BROTHERS. Contractors for cement pavements, walks, steps. ropings and stables. Phone 1776 Lincoln. 1209 | North Capitol st. mh28-tf FI'GENE CARI.'SI HAS REMOVED HIS LAW office from 1331 F st. n.w. to th? Metropolitan National Bank bldg. mh27-30t MESSRS. C. D. PKXXKBAKKR. SCRVIVIXG partner of O. D. Pennebaker and John Panl Jones; Charles F. Carusl and Eugene A. Jonea have removed th^lr law offices fr..tn 1X11 F st. snd the Commercial National Bai.k building to the new offices of Pennebaker. Carusi A Jones, rooms 21? to 22^? In the Metropolitan National Rank bulldine 613 15th St. n.w. Telephones Ms in 110*1107. mh25-tf.9 BEVJ. R. COLES A <"?).. CPHOI.STERERS. Tour psrlor furniture made equsl to new. The best workmanship guaranteed. Slip cover*. 9O0 9th st. n.w. Phone M. 6516. mhlft-ont.4 PRINTING. "From the he?t that's possible to the cheap est worth using " CARNAUA.N PRINTING \nt> PCBLISHING CO., 332 334 C st. n w. Telephone Main 6648. mhlOm, 10 PALMISTRY. SIR. DAOCD. THE ORIENTAL PALMIST. WILL revesl to you frotn your hand what you da sire to know concerning all busftiesa or personal affairs. 1622 <J n w. Thone North 1130. i* 15 tf.4 SPIRITUALISM. MR. hiM-Kit. 1301 FAIRMONT ST.. CAN HE consulted daily, usual: seances held "ii the r-cular nights as heretofore. I'hfne f>o|iim bia 2270. n>h3l-2?t M mT < ORNISH. <. I trll > M ED MM 11E A 1 >s yolir life eerrectlv: give- names, factr.. Head ing>? dally and sundav. 415 n.e. I^idlea only. _p2l 7t CHURCH NOTICES. I MTiniAS. _ Ai.L Si ll LS' CHURCH. COR, I4TII ANll L sis.. Clysses ti. it Pierce, minister. 9:45 a in . Sundai schisd. ?la^s for the i*ou)|>arat Ive Hlildy of religion, and I nity study cla>?: 11 o'clock, morning service, sermon t>y>the minis ler: 7:3o p m.. Young People's Heiigious I'nion. The public Invited to ail services. ap24_2t Mi's. Dalzell'* Condition Unchanged. Report." of the condition late last niK'it of Mrs. John Dalzell. wife of Representa tive Dalzell. who has l?eeii critically ill Ht her residence, imc? New Hampshire avenue northwest, for several weeks, say Ihat there has iK-en l'ttle change in her condition since Thursday. when she showed slight improvement. George W. Harvey Very Low. <re?nie W. Harvey, who is ill at his home, t?'_^ Massachusetts avenue north west. was report ?-d late hist uight as showing a blight in?pio\cnicni, hut is >et vcr.. low. KILLED BH CAVE-IN John Boggs Buried Alive While Working in Ditch. FELLOW-LABORER INJURED Fatal Accident Late Yesterday at Substation Site. HEROIC EFFORTS TO RESCUE Police Reserves Called Out?Coroner Gives Orders for Inquest at Morgue Tomorrow. One man killed, one injured and sev eral narrow escapes were incidents of a cave-in of earth at 7th and C streets southwest yesterday afternoon. The in dividual who lost'hls life was John Boggs, colored, fifty-two years of age, who lived with his wife and five children at 407 Howard .avenue, Anacostia. The naan in jured is Robert Douglass, colored, forty years of age, of 1230 Half street south east. John Lee, also colored, of 324 K street southwest was also at work at 7th and C streets southwest when the accident happened, but he was not in the trench with the others and so escaped injury. There were two landslides. The second covered Boggs and sufTocated him. The second also covered Douglass and came near ending his life. J. G. Frank, superintendent in the Dis trict Water department, was at the trench with August Robinson of 419 V street and John Rock of 211 L street, laborers in the employ of the department, shortly before the fatal accident occurred. His men left the trench and were about to drive away when the cave-In occurred. The trench, which was about fifteen feet deep, had been dug by laborers in the employ of James F. Horan, plumber, of 521 4'i street, who had the contract for installing the water and sewer at the substation of the Southern railway. Due to Sandy Soil. The accident, it is declared, was due to the sandy condition of the soil and the absence of shoring. It is stated that tiie plumber had suggested the use of boards to protect the sides of the trench, but the workmen thought such unneces sary, as they only had to dig about two feet more. Mr. Horan left the work a few minutes before the accident occurred and went to a lumber yard to order tim ber for use about the trench. Before he returned the cave-in had oc curred, and Douglass had been rescued and taken to the Emergency Hospital. Boggs was the only laborer in the ditch when the first cave-in occurred, the dirt knocking him down and partly covering him. Douglass hurried to his assistance. The partly covered man in the bottom of the excavation begged for assistance, seeming to realize the danger of another landslide. "Try to get me out," he said to Doug lass. "For God's sake, Douglass, help me out of here." Hastens to Bescue. Although Douglass realized there was danger in entering the trench, he was soon therein, working with all his strength to save the life of his fellow workman. He had removed only a few shovels of dirt, however, before the sec ond^ mass of earth slid from the west side of the trench. This covered him and caused a report that several men had been buried. A large crowd quickly assembled. A call was sent to the fourth precinct sta tion for assistance and Capt. Mulhall, Sergt. Kilmartin and the reserves re sponded, but the removal of the dirt was left to the laborer!. When the second cave-in occurred the dirt fell with such force that Douglass almost lost hie life. He had to depend on others for assistance. John Lee hap pened to be near enough to render aid promptly. Douglass Works Hard. "I managed to get down in the hole and scratch the dirt from his face," Lee explained afterward. "I was afraid he was gone. I knew Boggs could not be saved, but I worked as hard as I ever did in my life when I started to assist in getting Douglas? out. When I had succeeded in uncoverirtg his face I felt satisfied he was not fatally hurt." Men who were excavating for the foun dation of the substation and others re- ; 8ponded to the call for assistance and willing workers soon became too numer ous. It was realized by the police that too much weight about the trench- and the vibration caused by moving trains would probably cause additional earth movement, and efforts were made to keep the carious ones far enough away to be out of danger. Douglass was soon taken out and hurried to the hospital, while the effort to recover the body of Boggs was continued. Hauled Out With Hope. Douglass complained of an injury to his cheSt, but would not remain at the hospital. He insisted on returning to the scene of the accident, and was taken there, leaving shortly before the body of his companion was recovered. Two colored men worked hard removing the mass of earth from the body, while Mr. Horan assisted from a landing several feet above them. All manner of sugges tions were offered by those in the crowd. A rope was tied about the body, and after much difficulty it was drawn from the ditch and removed to the morgue. fapt. William Kelly, assistant to the Krigineer Commissioner, and Coroner Nevitt were on band long before the body of Boggs was unearthed. Both officials BLADDER TROUBLES NEED PROMPT ATTENTION. ,s j Perhaps .too don't know bow much work is re- ' Quired of your kidneys and bladder or of bow much importance tbey are. I?o you know that on these important organs hinges good health? Many an apparently Strang, healthy man or w?tn I an has hecu stricken without notice by serious kidney and bladder disease only to realize too late what might have been prevented with proper care and at teat Ion. Some of the early symptoms of weak kidneys and Madder are lumbago, rheumatism, catarrh of the bladder, twin or dull ache in the back, joints or muscle*. at times bare headache or indigestion, dizziness, you may hare a sallow compleiiou, puffy or dark circles under the eyes, sometimes feel as thoueh yon h*d heart trouble, may hare plenty of ambition but no strength, get weak and waste away. If you find you have some of the symptoms mentioned, you ueed then a remedy that will reach the *at of the disease and at the same time build up the system generally. Such a remedy is Swamp-Root, the great kidney, liver and bladder reined*. In thousand* of cases It has accomplished Ju*t the work you need performed now. SAilPLK BOTTLE OF SWAMP ROOT Fit KB BY MAIL. Send to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghainton. X. Y., for a sample Itotlle. It will convince any one. ?\ou will al*o receive n booklet of valuable in I formation, tellinz all hIkhii the kidneys and Madder. When writing be sure and mention The \\ a*hingtnn Sunda* Slar. l or sale at all drug kturcs. Frier, fifty c? nts and one dollar. J made a careful examination of the sur roundings and the coroner had the po lice photographer take a picture. Shortly after the body was removed the crowd dispersed. Coroner Nevitt directed that a jury be summoned to view the remains tomorrow morning. Mr. Horan said last evening he consid ered the ground was in fairly good con dition. He had given the matter of using timbers some thought, he said, and had suggested that they be procured, but the men said they thought there wag no need for putting in the timbers, not thinking there was any danger. Cave-in at Anacostia. Frank Butler, colored, forty years of j age, a resident of Garfield, was hurt by a cave-in yesterday afternoon. He was at work in Gude's brick yard, U street, Anacostia, when a small section of clay bank fell. His left leg was fractured above the ankle. The police had him removed to the Cas ualty Hospital. His condition is not criti cal, although it will likely be several weeks before he is able to return to work. TO COOIFY INTERNATIONAL LAW SENATOR ROOT HEADS COMMIT *TEE FOR PURPOSE. Mr. Taft Chosen Honorary President of Society?Incumbent Officers Are Re-Elected. With a banauet at the New Willard Hotel the annual meeting of the Ameri can Society of International Law came to a close last night. Around the ban quet board were some of the most promi nent lawyers of the country. Senator Root, president of the society, presided, and opened the program with a short introductory speech. Others who spoke were Gen. Horace Porter, ex-am bassador to France; Attorney General Wickersham, Dr. R. S. Woodwood. Dr. Lyman Abbott and Mr. Elder. During the session yesterday afternoon the incumbent officers were re-elected for the ensuing year. A resolution was adopted directing a committee of seven, of which Senator Root is chairman, to report at the annual convention of 1910, if possible, pnd cer tainly at the convention of 1911, a codi fication of the rules and principles of international law applicable to interna tional differences. The members of the committee are to be selected by Senator Root. Yesterday afternoon the members of the society were received at the White House by President Taft. At the time the President was notified that he had been elected honorary president of the society, an office created Just before final adjournment as a mark of honor to Presi dent Taft, who has been vice president of the society for a number of years. The President accepted the honor. WEATHER FORECAST. Fair and Warmer Sunday?Monday Increasing Cloudiness and Warmer. For the District of Columbia, fair, warmer, Sunday. Monday, increasing cloudiness and warmer; light, variable winds, becoming southerly. Temperatures continue below the sea sonal average in the Atlantic and gulf states, and from the lake region west ward through the Dakotas; elsewhere they have risen, and are. as a rule, slight ly above the seasonal average. There have been showers in the south Atlantic states and along the gulf coast, snows in the western upper lake region and showers in Iowa, Minnesota. North Dakota and eastern Nebraska; elsewhere the weather was generally fair. There will be showers Sunday along the gulf c-oast and In the upper Mississippi valley, and rain or snow over the northern and showers over the southern upper lake region, extending Sunday night and Mon day into the lower lake region and the northern portion of the middle Atlantic states, and by Monday night into New England; elsewhere the weather will be generally fair Sunday and Monday, al though somewhat unsettled in the north west. It will be warmer in the Atlantic and gulf states for the next two days, and warmer Sunday in the lower lake and southern upper lake region and the Ohio valley. It will be cooler Sunday in the lower Missouri valley, and cooler Sunday night or Monday in the middle Mississippi and the Ohio valleys and the western lower lake region. The winds along the New England cjoast will be moderate and -ariable. be coming easterly; on the middle Atlantic coast moderate and variable, becoming east to southeast; on the south Atlantic coast, moderate northeast to east; on the east gulf coast, light to moderate easterly; on the west gulf coast, moderate east to southeast; on the lower lakes, moderate east to south, and on the upper lakes, moderate, possibly brisk southerly, becoming variable. Temperature. Midnight. 45; 2 a.m., 43; 4 a.m.. 42; 6 a.m.. 40; 8 a.m., 44; 10 a.m.. 48; 12 noon, 52; 2 p m., 55; 4 p.m., 59; 6 p.m-t, 58; 6 p.m.. 53: 10 p.m., 48. Maximum, 60; minimum. 40. Relative Humidity. 8 a.m., 45; 2 p.m.. 31; 8 p.m., 59. Rainfall (8 p.m. to 8p.m.), 0. Hours of sunshine, 13.6. Per cent of possible sunshine, W0. Temperature same date last year?max imum, 87; minimum, 54. Tide Tables. Todav?Low tide. 6:15 a.m. and 7:58 p.m.; high tide, 12:12 a.m. Tomorrow?Low tide, 7:16 a.m. and 7:56 p.m.; high tide, 12:41) a.m. and 1:10 p.m. The Sun and Moon. Today?Sun rose, 5:12 a.m.; sun sets, 6:4*i p.m. Tomorrow?Sun rises. 5:10 a.m. Moon sets 12:30 a.m. tomorrow. The City Lights. The city lights and naphtha lamps all lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; extinguishing begun one hour before sun rise. All arc and Incandescent lamps lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and extinguished forty-five minutes before sunrise. Temperatures in Other Cities. * Rainfall. 8a.m. to Max. JJin. 8 p.m. 8 p.m. AKhovillo. X. C........ M jJ4 .... AtliintH. ?ia ?'** *? Atlantic City, N. J. ... 6? 40 .... Bismarck. N. D -ft 34 0.46 Ronton, Maw 56 .58 46 .... Buffalo. X, Y ^0 SO 36 ?... Chlraiii, lil M JS J" ?... Cincinnati, Oblo ...... 62 38 68 .... Cheyenne. Wyo W -8 66 T. fUvi'Dpitrl, Iowa 64 4- WJ ???? 1 >cnver, Col B4 34 f1" T. Ties Moines. Iowa 62 44 62 T. tjalvoston. Texas 68 64 68 0.02 Helena. Mont '"'8 28 68 .... Indianapolis. Ind 62 Jit 66 .... Jacksonville, Kla 70 66 66 T. Kansas City, Mo 66 46 64 .... Little l!ock. Ark 68 RO 66 .... I*>s Angeles. Cal. .....70 M 64 .... MarqmMte. Mich. ..... 40 ?- .... Memphis. Tcnn 70 46 68 .... New Orleans. iJt. ..... 70 64 66 T. New York. N, Y. ...... M 3K 60 .... North Platte. Neb 72 38 62 .... <tinahu. Neb. ......... 68, 4 4 64 0.06 Pittsburg. Pa 5* 34 RO .... Portland. Me -V* 36 40 .... Portland. Ore 64 46 62 .... Salt I.ake City. 1'tah.. 62 38 50 0.10 St. I>inl?. Mo 64 42 62 St. Paul. Minn 44 30 42 0.18 San Francisco. Cal. ... tiS 46 56 .... Springfield. Ill v. 66 40 68 Ta.cma. Wa-h 52 62 T. Vicksburg, Miss 70 54 66 .... Head of Tokio Exposition at Seattle. SEATTLE, Wash.. April 24-Hikojiro Wada. director general of the Japanese exposition to be held in Tokio in 1917, arrived'from St. Louis today and will sail for Japan on the Tosa Maru next Tues day. While here he will spend much time at the Yukon Alaska Pa ific exposition grounds and will be the guest of Seattle business men at a formal dinner at the Kainier Club Monday night. Illinois Bank Robbed. BLOOM 1NGTON. 111.. April 24.-The Na \ tional Bank at Arrowsmith was robl>ed I early today by safe blowers. They se [ curcjJ $2,200 and cscaped. NEW HOMES FOR SALE Nos. 144 to 162 Adams Street N.W. First Street North of W Street N.W. $300 CASH?BALANCE MONTHLY Hot-Water Heat Colonial Front Porches 7 Feet Wide 20 Feet Long 6 and 8 Rooms and Bath . * Every Room a Front Room Large Side and Rear Public Alleys Wide Enough for Stable or Automobile Shed Lots 21x80 Steel Construction Hardwood Finish' Floors Planed and Oiled Large Front and Back Yards High, Dry and Light Cellars on Level With Street Handsomely Papered Plate Rail in Dining Room Take North Capitol Street Cars to Adams Street and Walk West 1J? Squares An Exceptional to Secure a Home on Very Easy Terms OPEN SUNDAYS AND EVENINGS You arc at liberty to carefully inspect these houses or hav e them examined by any competent builder without feeling un der any obligotion to purchase. Built, owned and for sale by th is firm, making only one profit from us to you. Prices, $4,250 to $4,500 H. R. HOWENSTEIN CO., INC. 1314 F Street Northwest i REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE. ? * Capt. Commandant Worth G. Boss of the revenue cutter service and C. A. Mc Alister, engineer-in-chief of the service, who are inspecting the revenue cutters and stations on the Pacific coast, have completed that work and will return .to this city this week. Since leaving here they have visited San Francisco, Seattle, Port Townsend and all points where a revenue cutter service vessel is sta tioned. Second Lieut, of Engineers Lucien J. Ker has reported for duty aboard the now cutter Yamacraw, fitting out at the Arundel Cove station of the revenue cutter service, for duty on the Savannah station. Lieut. Ker conies from the cut ter Bear on the Pacific coast, where.he has been doing duty for the past two years. Second Lieut Edward D. Jones has been detached from service aboard the cutter Apache, on the Chesapeake bay station, and will go to the Pacific coast to report for duty aboard the cutter Bear for an arctic cruise. Second Lieut. Rodger C. Weigh troan, who has been on duty aboard the Bear for a year, has arrived at Baltimore as relief for Lieut. Jones. Senior Capt. C. H. McLellan, retired; Capt. F. fl. Van Boskreck of the cutter Woodbury, on the Portland station, and Third Lieut, of Engineers A. H. Bixby, from the cutter Onondaga, were visitors at the department in the past week and registered at the headquarters of the service. The boards of officers examining the papers of the candidates who took the recent examination for appointment as cadets and cadet engineers In the rev enue cutter service are still engaged in the work. It will be a week or ten days, or possibly longer, before the papers are marked and the officers ready to report. The young men who are successful in passing the examination and who receive the coveted appointment as cadets will be sent on the cruise of the training ship Itasca this summer, and then will re ceive their first initiation into the life of a sailor. The Itasca will leave Balti more on the cruise In the latter part of May and will be gone about three months, \isiting European ports. During the past week the cutters An droscoggin and Acushnet were called to the assistance of the British barkentlne Lakeside, of Yarmouth, N. S., ashore on No Mans Land, on the Maine coast. The vessel was found in such a battered con dition as to be a hopeless wreck, but the Acushnet was of service to the crew, one of whom had both legs and one arm broken from a'fall. This man was given medical attention aboard the cutter and was taken to Vin yard Haven and placed in a hospital. The master of the Lakeside was taken to New Bedford. Orders and instructions to officers in the revenue cutter service have been is sued from the headquarters of the serv ice in the Treasury Department as fol lows: Capt. D. P. Foley, granted thirty days' leave from April 15, 1900. Third Lieut, of Engineers J. F. Hahn, granted ten days' leave from May 1, 1900. Capt. F. M. Dunwoody, granted two days' leave from April 10, 1000. Second Lieut. E. D. Jones, granted five days' leave en route under orders of the 3th instant. ? First Lieut, of Engineers Hermann Kotzschmar, ordered to proceed to Boston. Mass.. on official business and granted eight days' leave en route. First Lieut, of Engineers J. B. Coyle, granted thirty days' extension sick leave. Third Lieut, of Engineers A. H. Bixby, granted two days' leave from April 18, 1900. * Capt. F. M. Dunwoody. granted seven days' leave from April 19. 1909. Third Lieut. M. J. Ryan, detached from the Seneca and ordered to the Manning. Se<ond Lieut. J. H. Crosier. granted eighteen days' leave with permission to apply for an extension of ten days. Capt. of Engineers E. P. Webber, com missioned captain of engineers. Senior Capt. A. P. R. Hanks, granted i thirty days' leave from April U0. 10(0. with permission to apply for an extension. 1 Capt. A. J. Henderson, grained ten days' leave from April 20, 1009. j First Eieut. of Engineers C. M. Green, j granted four days' leave. Third Lieut. James Pine, detached from the Mohawk and ordered to the Vusca rora. Second Lieut. J. II. C'rozier, detached from the Manning, ordered to the Tus carora and granted ten days' leave en route. First Lieut. W. A. Wiley, detached from the Seminole, ordered to the Morrill and granted ten days' leave en route. Senior Capt. W. H. Gushing, granted four months' sick leave from April 13, 1900. Capt. of Engineers E. G. Schwartz, granted ten days' sick leave. The derelict destroyer Seneca, under command of Capt. Reynolds, and the cutter Seminole, from the Wilmington, X. C.. station, are cruising the Atlantic In. search of a derelict reported twenty miles northeast of Frying Pan shoal lightship. Tf found the floating menace to navigation will be destroyed by the Seneca. Cadet Engineers K. W. Krafft and W. II. Doron of the clasps recently graduat ed from the school of instruction at Arun del Cove. Md., are made third lieutenants of engineers ahead of their fellows that they may receive their commission he fore becoming ineligible by reaching tiie maximum age limit, twenty-six years. The other seven members of the class will be commissioned in the near future if their commanding officers make satis factory report of their work in the engine rooms of the ships. The commissioned officers of the prac tice ship Itasca desire to use a mess Jacket during the coming summer cruise of the ship. Application lias been made to the department to adopt such a gar ment to be worn on appropriate occa sions. The uniform regulations for the revenue cutter service do not inctude a mess jacket. The mess jacket is not compul sory in the army, but the various regi ments are authorized to adopt a jacket with ornamentation peculiar to their corps or regiment subject to the ap- ' proval of the Secretary of War. The department will take the request under consideration. The officers of the Itasca contemplate that the mess Jacket shall be optional with the officers, which Is asked for the use of officers attached to the practice ship only. The ranks of the retired officers of the revenue cutter service are being rapidly thinned out by death. The last to pass away was Senior Capt. William H. Roberts, retired, who died at L<os Angeles, Cal., April 10. Capt. Roberts was born November 3, 1842. in Massachusetts. He was ap pointed acting master's mate in the United States Navy, May 8, 1862. and acting ensign. April 20, 18ti3, and served in the navy on the Braziliera and Pas saic until February 23, 1804, when he resigned. He entered the revenue cutter service as I an acting third lieutenant. July 10, 1804. j ; He resigned from the service in 1860, but again entered in 1871. He was promoted to second lieutenant March 8, 1873. first lieutenant. June 22, 1883, and to captain May 27. 180o. He was retired for age November 3. 1000, and since that time re sided in California. During Capt. Roberts" lo?g career he performed with credit duty of practical ly every character that falls to-the lot of a revenue cutter officer. In accordance with the act of April 16. 1908. he was advanced to the next higher grade on the retired list for creditable service in the clval war. Capt. Roberts' unexpected death is much regretted by his numerous , friends in the service, who recall his many sterling qualities. GOSPEL MISSION'S GOOD WOBK. Third Anniversary to Be Celebrated May 12?Mrs. Ellis to Talk. Mrs. Margaret Dye Ellis will speak at Gospel Mission. 1230 Pennsylvania ave nue. Sunday night at 8 o'clock. Mrs Ellis is an eloquent and earnest speaker, and the public is invited to hear her. From 100 to 1~rf> homeless men will be entertained at the free Sunday night sup per service a; 7 o'clock. A fine gospol wagon has been presented to the mission, and Mr. H. D. Gordon is ! in New York city at this time arranging j lor its transportation to this city. Open air services will be commenced not later than May 2d. The Gospel Mission was opened May 12, 1906, and Sunday, May 16. the third an niversary will he celebrated by a series of appropriate services in t-hurches and the mission, morning-, afternoon and night. Miss Sara Wray of New York city will be among- the speakers, and the Gospel trio of Baltimore will be one of the musical attractions. Miss Wray is one of the most popular and successful mission workers in the United States. She is the superintendent of the Eighth Ave nue Mission in New York, but calls for her aid come to her from every section of the country. The management of the mission is planning extensive additions to its facili ties in the dormitory, and a number of bids have been received for additional conveniences for bathing. As the expense will natuarally he considerable, it is. hoped that financial aid will be extended in this behalf. PLAN FOR BIG CONVENTION. German Gymnasts Meet to. Arrange for Meeting Here. German gymnasts, members of so cieties of the Philadelphia district of the North American German Gymnastic Union, assembled last evening in the hall of the Columbia Turn Verein, at 7th and X* streets northwest, for the an nual convention of the district. A. L. Weise, chairman of the district, pre sided. and read his annual report, show ing a flourishing condition of the societies in the district. After the transaction ot preliminary business connected with the assembling of the "delegates, who had come from Pennsylvania. Maryland. Del aware. New Jersey and the District of Columbia, committees for the convention were appointed, including committees on new statutes, on delegates, on practical gymnastics, on statistics and an audit ing committee. Final sessions of ths convention will be held today. Societies represented in the conven tion are as follows: Columbia Turn Verein of Washington. Philadelphia Turn Gemeinde. Southwark. 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